Grenville, Quebec (1921 census)
Grenville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.712°N, 74.659°W.
Population
In 1921, Grenville had a population of 1,624: 851 male and 773 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,992 |
| 1861 | 2,178 |
| 1871 | 2,223 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 2,183 |
| 1901 | 2,404 |
| 1911 | 1,808 |
| 1921 | 1,624 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Grenville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,624 total population, 851 males in the population, 820 males born in Canada, 773 females in the population, 747 females born in Canada, 22 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 528 persons of French origin, 478 persons of British origin (Irish), 381 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 231 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 651 Roman Catholics, 491 Presbyterians, 271 Anglicans (Church of England), 95 Baptists, 93 Methodists, 13 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243234
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Grenville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grenville-qc037004-1921/.